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Originally Posted by jeets2000
I thought the same thing. I actually went back and listened/watched a YouTube of Gypsy from the 2015 tour (Toronto show). It's of course apples and oranges (tv studio vs. arena), but I wanted to compare performances. Stevie's range is about the same, although she seemed to be singing *louder* in the concert performance. Same strange waving gestures and whatnot though.
But it's the use of the guitar that made the difference to me. It really brings some heft to the song that is missing when you just plunk the keys on the keyboard. And as you said, Lindsey doing the "Lightning strikes" lines are always a highlight for me. I just don't understand the rationale here, since Mike is unquestionably a great guitarist.
Ironically, Gypsy and The Chain are my two favorite Fleetwood Mac songs, so I can't fault them for song choice.
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Stevie's voice really diminished the performances. She was off-key most of the time. She had very limited range and wouldn't even come close to the vocal highs from the original version of the song. Her gestures and vocal improvisations were bordering on embarrassing. That being said, "The Chain" sounded really good and I would suggest that they focus more on the songs with group harmonies, male lead, or Christine lead.